Oil-can.



PATENTED GUT. 22, 1907 W. B. ORTON.

OIL CAN.

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WILBERBQ on'ron, or FARMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

To all whom 'it may concern: I l

Beit known that I, Winona l3. OIi'rON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Farmington, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans; and I do hereliy declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to' make and use the same.

This invention pertains to improvements in vessels used for carrying, transporting and storing fluids; relating more particularly to cans holding kerosene, gasolene and the like.

The main object oi the invention is to provide a can of the kindnamed that will be perfectly fluid tight so that there can be no leakage therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. can with a peculiarly arranged device through which the can is supplied with its containing fluid and through which also the oil is poured from the can.

A further object of the nvenlion is to provide an oil can with peculiarly arranged means for admitting air to the can to take the place of the oil being withdrawn therefrom. s

A further dbject is to improve oil'cans generally by providing simple means [or making them fluid tight and to permit or rather provide an air entrance thereto which will not become clogged or stopped up but that will readily supply air to take the place of the oil being withdrawn from the can.

A further object is to provide a can wherein a device is employed by which the oil. and air passages may be both closed or both opened sin'iultaneonsly.

In the appended drawing, Figure l. is a sectional elevation of a portion of an oil can showing my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of a portion of my improvement showing a member seated therein and held by means of a spring. Fig. 3 is a top view of a portion of an oil can showing a part oi the invention thereon. Fig. lis a sectional elevation of a portion of an oil can showing aslightly modified form of thedevice .l. employ.

A represents the oil can which is provided with a member ll having a tapered bore (3, the small end of the bore being at its lower end as shown. Said member l; is soldered or otherwise secured in the top of the can ne'ar one edge and is provided with apouring spout I).

Opening through the wall of the member 13 into the spout D is a hole E by which the bore U may communicate with said spout. Fitted within the here is a stopper E having a recess 1! therein which ,opens through the lower end into the can as shownin Fig. l. Said stopper is provided with an opening G through its side to register with the opening E men ioned.

It will be seen that when the can is tipped to pour the oil, passage is found through the recess F, opening G, and opening E to the spout. When it is desired to Specification of Letters Patent. Application fiiea'ru 2.1906. semi No. 324,349.

'holes H and J are positioned so that when the oil pas- OIL-CAN.

ljatented Oct. 22, 1907.

interrupt the passage to prevent oil from leaking from the can through the spout when traveling, the stopper is given a turn'sufficient to carry the opening G out of register with the hole E so that even though the can may be lying on its side there will be no chance for oil to escape; The stopper is ground into its seat-in the member B so that an absolutely fluid tight fit is had through which the fluid cannot pass. In the wall of the member B opposite that side in which is the hole E are two openings H and J the former being above and outside the can and the latter beneath the top with in the can as shown. Secured .to the under side of the top is a tube K; one end terminating at the opening-J described and preferably soldered to the member B in order to provide a tight joint. The opposite end of the tube is carried to the side of the can opposite that which carries the members Brand E.

The two openings H and J are connected through a groove L in the surface of the member E, said groove and. the inner surface of the member B-forming a conduit as clearly shown. When the stopper E occupies the position shown in Fig. l the oil can pass out of the can when the latter is tipped in the usual manner and as the oil escapes, air can enter the can to take the place of it through the holes H and J and the'conduit or tube K described. The opening or outlet G in the stopper, and the said groove L being at oppositesidcs of said stopper must register with the opening E and. the holes H and J respectively when oil is to be Withdrawn. For the same reason, when the oil is shut off the air passage is also closed so that the can is both fluid and air tight. As a matter of fact it is not necessary to have the groove Ii opposite the opening G so long as the sage is openedai'r may enter the can during the time of exit of the oil as will be understood.

1 have provided at M a spring whose iree end extends to a point where it can bear-upon the stopper and hold that member in place in its seat. The opposite end is secured to the member l3 but may be soldered or riveted to the can if desired. It is not the intention to confine myself to the use of thetube K within the can since it may be placed outside as shown in Fig. 4

where it is denoted by the letter N its remote end opening through the top of the can as indicated at O.

In this form the two holes in the member B, which corresponds to 15 in the other figures, are both above 'the can-top as shown.

1. A devl'ce of the class described comprising a fluid recermicle, a fixed member at the top thereof provided with a bore and having a spout connected therewith there being a fluid. passage through the wall of said member outside the receptacle communicating with the said spent, there being also an air passage 1n the wall outside the receptacle and at the opposite side of the member and having a sec end all passage through said wall inside of and communicating wlth the interior of the receptacle, a movable stopper adapted to seat fluid tight in the bore of the member and having a central recess for fluid, there lieing a liuid passage in the stopper for connecting the recess with the spout. there being a groove in the outer surface of the stopper, one end terminating at the outer air passage in the member outside the receptacle, its other end terminating at the remaining air passage within the receptacle,

thereby connecting both apertures substantially in the manner shown and for the purposes set forth, and means for holding the stopper in position Within the bore but for at will permitting its removal therefrom.

'2. A device of the class described comprising a fluid rece'ptacle, a member secured in the top thereof and provided with a conical here, there being a fluid passage through its wall outside the receptacle, there being an aperture through said Wall also outside the receptacle for the passage of air, there being a second air passage through said wall inside of and communicating with the interior of said receptacle, :1 tube inside the receptacle and communicating at one end with the interior air aperture, its other end ter- 20 minating in the top of thereceptacle, a conical stopper adapted to seat fluid tight in the member and having a fluid passage therethrough connecting the interior of the receptacle with the fluid passage in the member outside the receptacle and having also a groove in its surface, the

7 ends of the groove terminating one inside and the other WILBER B. ORTON.

Witnesses B. F. ECKLEY,

- L. PL Conn, 

